Large files should be announced and then sent only upon request. Preferably, they should be placed on Web pages or made available for downloading via FTP.
Those attached to posts cause a hardship on those with slow links or who must pay for connection time, as does Andrew. This has been discussed at length on other international mailing lists, which generally have adopted the above policies. Gordon Uber -- | XII | Gordon T. Uber, 3790 El Camino Real, Suite 142 | XI | Palo Alto, CA 94306-3314, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | X \ /| CLOCKS and TIME: http://www.ubr.com/clocks/ | IX \ / | Reynen & Uber WebDesign: http://www.ubr.com/rey&ubr ---------- > From: Andrew Pettit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: sundial list <[email protected]> > Subject: > Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 1:34 AM > > Charles > > I hope I am not speaking too much out of turn here but your 1770 ringdial > attached file took me about 10 minutes to download. I had no opportunity of > ignoring the file attached to your e-mail. > > Over here in our own quaint way British Telecom charge even for local 'phone > calls so this file, which I could have lived without, cost me more money to > receive than I regularly spend in a week of logging on daily. [snip]
